Search Results: keywords:"abortion services"

  • S. 125 — To end the use of taxpayer funds for entities that perform, provide referrals for, or provide funding for, abortions, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:361

    S. 125 is a bill that aims to stop the use of taxpayer money for organizations that carry out or support abortion services in any form. It prohibits federal funds from being given to any entity involved in abortions, except in cases where the abortion is necessary due to...

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    S. 125 is a plan to stop using people's taxes to pay for groups or businesses that help with abortions, except when it's to save someone's life or for rare special cases. This new rule will start to work 60 days after it becomes official.

  • H. R. 7059 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a grant program to increase capacity for providing abortion services and other sexual and reproductive health care, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,672

    H.R. 7059, also known as the "Abortion Care Capacity Enhancement and Support Services Act of 2024," aims to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program that boosts the ability to provide abortion and reproductive health services. This bill responds to the...

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    H.R. 7059 is a plan to give money to doctors and hospitals so they can help more people with important health needs like abortion and other health services. It wants to make sure that doctors have enough space, supplies, and helpers when a lot of people from outside their state come to get help.

  • S. 3983 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a grant program to increase capacity for providing abortion services and other sexual and reproductive health care, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,427

    S. 3983 seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act by establishing a grant program to enhance the capacity for abortion services and other sexual and reproductive health care in the United States. This bill responds to the increased demand for such services following the...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 3983 is like a plan to give money to hospitals and clinics so they can help more people with healthcare related to having babies and other health things because more people need this help now. Special attention will be given to places where lots of people travel to get this care.

  • H. R. 1349 — To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exclude providers of certain abortion services from participation in the Medicare program.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:847

    H.R. 1349, also known as the “Women’s Protection in Telehealth Act,” seeks to modify the Social Security Act by preventing certain abortion service providers from participating in the Medicare program. Specifically, the bill aims to exclude individuals or entities that...

    Simple Explanation

    Some people in Congress want to stop certain doctors from getting money from a program for older people if those doctors give out medicines that cause an abortion. They want these doctors to be with the person taking the medicine and see them in person before giving it to them.

  • H. R. 846 — To prohibit disinformation in the advertising of abortion services, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,255

    H. R. 846, also known as the “Stop Antiabortion Disinformation Act” or the “SAD Act,” aims to prohibit misleading advertising related to abortion services. It addresses the issue of crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) that spread false information about reproductive health care....

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    The SAD Act is a proposed law that tries to stop people from lying about offering help with having a baby or not having a baby; if they tell lies, they might have to pay a big penalty, and the government will make sure they follow the rules.

  • H. R. 7045 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for contributions to qualifying pregnancy centers.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,640

    H.R. 7045, known as the "Pregnancy Center Support Act of 2024," proposes an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax credits for contributions to qualifying pregnancy centers. This bill is aimed at offering a 50% tax credit on donations, up to $10,000 for...

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    H.R. 7045 is a proposal that wants to give people some of their tax money back if they donate to special places that help moms and babies, but these places don't talk about or provide abortion services. The idea is to encourage more donations by reducing how much tax people have to pay, especially if they help these specific centers.

  • H. R. 7809 — To establish a State public option through Medicaid to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:5,443

    H.R. 7809, known as the "State Public Option Act," proposes to allow states to offer a public health insurance option through Medicaid, giving Americans access to affordable, high-quality health insurance starting January 1, 2025. The bill enables states to offer a Medicaid buy-in program and...

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    The State Public Option Act is a proposed plan that lets states offer a special type of health insurance through Medicaid, starting in 2025, so people can have affordable and good-quality health care, and it includes important coverage like visits to the doctor and medicine.

  • S. 4063 — To establish a State public option through Medicaid to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:5,450

    S. 4063, titled the “State Public Option Act,” aims to provide a way for Americans to have access to a low-cost, high-quality health insurance plan by allowing them to buy into a Medicaid plan. This bill intends to create a public option at the state level through Medicaid, offering coverage...

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    S. 4063 is a bill that wants to give people a way to buy health insurance that can be cheaper and better by using a special Medicaid plan, like a big safety net. It also makes sure to cover important health services, such as visits to the doctor and other healthy things people might need, with the government helping to pay some of the costs.

  • S. 589 — To prohibit disinformation in the advertising of abortion services, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:2,062

    The bill titled "Stop Antiabortion Disinformation Act" aims to prohibit misleading advertising about abortion and reproductive health services. It addresses deceptive practices by organizations, like crisis pregnancy centers, that falsely present themselves as comprehensive...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to stop people from lying in their advertisements about abortion services and asks the government to make sure everyone tells the truth, with big fines if they don't.

  • H. R. 8284 — To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exclude providers of certain abortion services from participation in the Medicare program.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:845

    H.R. 8284, titled the "Women’s Protection in Telehealth Act," seeks to amend the Social Security Act to exclude certain abortion providers from the Medicare program. Specifically, it would prevent individuals or entities that prescribe or furnish abortion-inducing drugs from...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill says that doctors who help people get certain kinds of medicine for abortions can't work with a special kind of healthcare called Medicare unless they follow some rules, like checking the patient in person and seeing them again in two weeks.